Rangers' official announcement of Kevin Hayes signing

(Editor's note: So now he's 6-5, 225. Blackhawks had him at 6-2, 201. Must have been from his draft year, 2010.)

From the NYR:

RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FREE AGENT FORWARD KEVIN HAYES

NEW YORK, August 20, 2014 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free agent forward Kevin Hayes.

The 6-5, 225-pounder tallied a career-high, 12-game point streak from November 29 vs. Holy Cross to January 25 at Penn State (13 goals, 14 assists over the span). He registered his first career hat trick and recorded a single-game career-high with five points on January 18 vs. Maine. Hayes finished the season with five consecutive multi-point games, including a four-point effort (two goals, two assists) in the Northeast Regional Semifinal vs. Denver on March 29.

Hayes skated in 142 career collegiate games over four seasons with Boston College, registering 44 goals and 88 assists for 132 points. He ranks 28th on Boston College’s all-time assists list and 42nd on the school’s all-time points list. During Hayes’ four-year tenure with the Eagles, the team won the Hockey East Championship twice, and won the National Championship in 2011-12.

The Dorchester, Massachusetts native has also represented Team USA on several occasions. Most recently, Hayes tallied two points (one goal, one assist) in eight games at the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus.

Hayes was originally selected by Chicago in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Rangers reporter:
Rick Carpiniello has covered the Rangers and the NHL, among many other things, during his 39-year career at The Journal News. His coverage can be found on the Rangers Report blog: rangers.lohudblogs.com.